Princess-to-be Meghan Markle once practised her pistol shooting skills in Pitt Meadows.

Prince Harry鈥檚 didn鈥檛 create a media ripple in 2009 when the , who played an FBI agent in the TV series Fringe, honed her skills on the range operated by the Thompson Mountain Sportsmen Association.

But the photos of her at the gun range have caused a stir in the UK.

A British tabloid obtained some of the photos of Markle in action and ran a story headlined 鈥淢eg my day,鈥� and compared her shooting pose to Dirty Harry. The story runs alongside 鈥渄elightful details鈥� about the royal couple鈥檚 wedding cake.

The members of the Pitt Meadows gun club, located at 21791 Ladner Rd., generally leave their famous visitors to practise on their own. So Markle鈥檚 visit was not a remarkable occasion.

鈥淏ack then, the activity was pretty heavy for a lot of actors,鈥� said club president Dave Ruttan. 鈥淥ut of respect, everybody in the club sort of leaves them alone.鈥�

He noted there was a Thompson club member who worked as an armourer in the film industry, providing weaponry for movies, and he directed some famous traffic in the club鈥檚 direction.

鈥淭hey [actors] have got to look like they鈥檙e comfortable holding a gun,鈥� he said, and added that others simply enjoy shooting.

Ruttan said he is not surprised that actors have photos taken of themselves at the range.

鈥淓verybody wants a picture of themselves with a gun.鈥�

Markle is set to marry Prince Harry on May 19.